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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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